deforestation
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Carbon credits from forest conservation exaggerate impact of ill-targeted REDD+ projects
Carbon credits from forest conservation have been seen as a promising tool to help mitigate climate change by reducing greenhouse…
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Deforestation-free palm oil is not an automatic win-win
Indonesia is the world’s largest palm oil producer. The versatile and edible oil can be found in everything from pizza…
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How transport infrastructure is influencing deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon
Recent studies estimate that nearly two million hectares of primary forests in the Peruvian Amazon have been deforested in the…
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Palm oil stakeholders say more details needed on planned EUDR regulation, implications
More detailed information must be provided on the application and implications of proposed new European Union (EU) legislation on palm…
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Two illustrated guides to promote forest rehabilitation by and for farmers in Central Africa
The PROFEAAC project (Promouvoir et Formaliser l’Exploitation Artisanale du bois d’œuvre en Afrique Centrale – Promoting and Formalizing Artisanal Timber…
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Scientists and policymakers join forces in the fight against DRC deforestation
The climate crisis is a critical issue in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The country hosts more than…
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From sustainable forest management to restoration
Two years ago, COVID was keeping us all in our houses, and I had time to think. Perhaps that’s what…
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Central Africa: Battling deforestation, balancing development
In the struggle to curtail forest loss and degradation, experts writing in Chapter 8 of the Central Africa Forest Observatory…
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Local context essential in work to continue reductions in deforestation in Indonesia
Continued reduction in deforestation in Indonesia, which would help to fight climate change, will require a consistent mix of policy…
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Measuring impact to improve conservation results
As the second most heavily forested Amazonian country, Peru has attracted a steady stream of programmes aimed at reducing greenhouse…
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Why context is critical when it comes to deforestation
When choosing how to reduce deforestation, decision makers face a wide set of policy options: do we increase enforcement and…
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Community rights and REDD+ in Indonesia
This blog presents preliminary findings of our research on REDD+ safeguards in Jambi Province, Indonesia; results were presented and validated…
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Agriculture-linked deforestation topmost driver of emissions in Central Africa – Report
As the world races to mitigate global warming, agricultural expansion generally characterized by the practice of slash and burn has…
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Q+A: Paolo Cerutti on Congo Basin in State of the World’s Forests report
In 2021, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) lost almost 500,000 hectares of old-growth forest – mostly due to small-scale farming…
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Waiting for the end of deforestation: Companies must ante up
Toward the end of last year, it seemed as if it should be “all systems go” regarding global ambitions to…
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